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Auction History Result w012 RED DRAGON movie lobby card '45 Toler as Charlie Chan dancing! Date Sold 5/15/2007Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Movie Lobby Card (measures 11" x 14") (Learn More) The Red Dragon, the 1945 Phil Rosen Asian detective crime mystery thriller ("Suggested by Earl Derr Biggers' Character") starring Sidney Toler (as Charlie Chan), Fortunio Bonanova, Benson Fong (as Tommy Chan), Willie Best, and Carol Hughes. Note that the very first Charlie Chan movie was "House Without a Key" in 1925, with George Kuwa as Chan. In 1927, "The Chinese Parrot" (directed by Paul Leni) starred Sojin Kamiyama as Chan. In 1929 came the third movie, "Behind That Curtain", starring E.L. Park as Charlie Chan. 1931 brought "Charlie Chan Carries On", starring Warner Oland in the first of many movies with him as the Asian detective, and he was later replaced by Sidney Toler and then Roland Winters (there would ultimately be 47 Charlie Chan movies!). Of course, Charlie Chan is one of the most memorable literary creations ever, from author Earl Derr Biggers, but because politically correct-minded people have viewed the character as outdated, the movies are rarely shown, which is a shame! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Condition: good to very good. The lobby card was dry-mounted on to a thick backing board (because it was framed). The card has pinholes in the corners and a few faint stains in the borders, but is otherwise in pretty nice condition. It would probably be difficult to remove the card from the backing board, but, on the other hand, it has been backed for many years, and it has not hurt the card any! But please do not bid on this card unless you don't mind that it is dry-mounted to a board (or are willing to pay to have it removed)! Learn More about condition grades 
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